work readiness program introduction. objectives list reasons a person is considered a “good...

Work Readiness Work Readiness ProgramProgram

IntroductionIntroduction

ObjectivesObjectives

List reasons a person is considered a List reasons a person is considered a “Good Employee”“Good Employee”

Describe factors which determine Describe factors which determine work successwork success

Understand how the Work Readiness Understand how the Work Readiness Program is an “Opportunity for Program is an “Opportunity for Success” Success”

Work Readiness ModulesWork Readiness Modules

MotivationMotivation IntegrityIntegrity Adaptability & FlexibilityAdaptability & Flexibility Problem Solving and Decision MakingProblem Solving and Decision Making Willingness to LearnWillingness to Learn Dependability & ReliabilityDependability & Reliability Planning & OrganizationPlanning & Organization

IT’S All ABOUT YOUIT’S All ABOUT YOU

The program was put together based The program was put together based on manufacturing companies’ needson manufacturing companies’ needs

It can be a key to your opportunityIt can be a key to your opportunity

Opportunity means you can use Opportunity means you can use these methods to unlock the door to these methods to unlock the door to a successful career in manufacturinga successful career in manufacturing

Success on the JobSuccess on the Job

It is a multifaceted conceptIt is a multifaceted concept

It is not one thing It is not one thing

It is not a one-time thingIt is not a one-time thing

Two Factors Of SuccessTwo Factors Of Success

PerformancePerformance

Perception of OthersPerception of Others

Factors That Affect How Others Factors That Affect How Others Perceive You Perceive You

ExpectationsExpectations CommunicationsCommunications PerformancePerformance AttitudeAttitude Basically everything that happens in Basically everything that happens in

your environmentyour environment

What Can’t You Control?What Can’t You Control?

Sometimes bad things happen to Sometimes bad things happen to good peoplegood people

It is important to know what is It is important to know what is outside of your controloutside of your control

It is never an excuse, just a change It is never an excuse, just a change in focusin focus

IntrospectionIntrospection

What happened to you on a previous What happened to you on a previous job?job?

Was it performance?Was it performance? Was it a perception?Was it a perception? You have to be able to identify the You have to be able to identify the

issues and make the changes for issues and make the changes for improvement!improvement!

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